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Copper‐Catalyzed Cyanation of Benzene in the Gas Phase
Author(s) -
Bock Hans,
Solouki Bahman,
Wittmann Jörg,
Arpe HansJürgen
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.197809331
Subject(s) - benzonitrile , cyanation , catalysis , malononitrile , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , copper , acetonitrile , benzene , cyanide , chemistry , hydrogen , nitrile , inorganic chemistry , phase (matter) , gas phase , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , engineering
New applications of photoelectron spectroscopy have been found in the elucidation of the course of gas phase reactions and the optimization of such reactions. For example, a PES analytical technique has been developed for acetonitrile (1) , cyanogen (2) , malononitrile, and hydrogen cyanide; the reaction of (1) with (2) was subsequently monitored by PE spectroscopy. The copper‐catalyzed formation of benzonitrile (3) in the gas phase could be optimized: about 40 wt% of (3) were formed in a single passage over Cu/AI 2 O 3 at 850 K/10 torr.